Topic: Revell Flower class corvette Snowberry 1/72 restarted (Read 46744 times)

Backerther · « **Reply #25 on:** November 07, 2021, 04:11:37 am »

Hi warspite;

I thank you so much for your detailed information about the specs and experience of your Snowberry as well as many pics,which are all so informative to me for my winter project of HMCS Snowberry.
Can I see some pics of your Snowberry on the water,if you still have some?

warspite · « **Reply #26 on:** November 07, 2021, 01:34:50 pm »

Unfortunately, I never went to the water with a camera and photo's obviously never taken, but if I get my finger out I will need to refit her and get her out on the wet stuff again, she needs a good cleaning and some equipment modifications etc.

Backerther · « **Reply #27 on:** November 09, 2021, 09:49:26 am »

Hi all;

Some progress were made concerning steering system as in the pics below.
I used this time some parts for RC airplane application to my HMCS Snowberry as I still have lots of RC airplane parts.

1;A rudder horn was set like this.
2:And I made this detachable plug to seal the hole in the rudder post,by which I am able to clean the inside of the rudder post in case something like the rust or other foreign matters should stay there.

3;I installed the plug onto the rudder post top.
4;Steering linkage was made like this using the parts originally sold for RC airplane purpose.
5;Then I set the deck to see if it should sit on properly.
6;Well then, setting was over with this,neutral position.
7;To the right
8;To the left
9;The deck hatch was set like this and all over with this process this time.

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Backerther · « **Reply #28 on:** November 10, 2021, 08:58:56 am »

Hi all;

The next goes to the bath test to see if the cooling water could be sucked up through a rudder pipe smoothly and drained statically from the holes on the hull sides,unlike the dynamic draining scene of a fast boat...

1;Cooling water pipe was fixed with a glue gun.
2;And a cord as well.
3;A switch for driving a micro vane pump.
4;And tested on the water of bathtub...yes, water was coming through the hole down to the surface very slowly with a 1.5V dry-cell battery.!!
5;This shows a screw prop was running...
6;This kind of powerful drainage is not appropriate for a slow-moving ship like HMCS Snowberry ,isn't it?

7;A switch for smoking device coordinated with a throttle stick
8;T-type junction to blow an air for pressing the water out in a tube after sailing.
9;Latest layout..possibly will be final layout unless any problems would be found even in the future..

Backerther · « **Reply #29 on:** November 13, 2021, 04:18:58 am »

Hi all;
Some more progress were made around battery compartment and general layout is possibly done finally like these in the pics.
This model ship will be a regular scale model ship to be used for sailing regularly on the water as she is small enough to carry
with and comparatively high hull sides in case the weather is fine and calm, needless to say.
1/2;Batteries fixed and connected in the compartment.
3;Battries disconnected like this.
4;Final layout...All around the decks are to be fixed with screws.
5/6;Normal service hatch is foredeck mainly to change the batteries.
7;The superstructure is to be detached when necessary like changing a battery and checking the main motor,etc every time just after each run.So this is fixed to the deck with two roller catches for easy detaching.

warspite · « **Reply #30 on:** November 13, 2021, 11:49:23 am »

I found that I couldn't work out how to disconnect the communication lines from the mast to the rear gun platform, so opted to lift the whole lot off, i now know better and intend to separate the rear deck and extend the drive shaft and rudder servo to be under the main bridge area, with ballast to the rear area and as low as possible under the new motor position etc.

Backerther · « **Reply #31 on:** November 14, 2021, 10:28:33 am »

Hi all;

A very little progress for today which is like a snail's speed slower than a turtle..

1;An enclosure was complete.
2;Two roller catches were also fixed.
3;The deck was reinforced.
4;The superstructure was neatly adjusted to fit.
5;Temporarily decks were put in the hull..So and so..

6;Usually these two space are used for maintenance.

frogman3 · « **Reply #32 on:** November 14, 2021, 12:58:32 pm »

HI Backeather lovely work on your ship

chris

TheLongBuild · « **Reply #33 on:** November 14, 2021, 02:15:05 pm »

Enjoying this but wondering why the cooling for the motor as would not think this model would be run to warrant it ?.

Just Curious.

Backerther · « **Reply #34 on:** November 15, 2021, 01:21:38 pm »

Hi Chris;
I did not know of your health conditions at all so far..I thought you must have been so busy with your Tiger build..
Please take a sufficient time to recover your good health for your Tiger.

Kiyoshi

Backerther · « **Reply #35 on:** November 15, 2021, 02:19:27 pm »

Hi TheLongBuild;

Thank you so much for your comment.
It is tooo much understandable and natural for you to have a curious impression on my water cooling system for my Snowberry. EVEN I am suspicious of the system about an absolute necessity.
On the contrary, it is a fact that the ship became warm on the water tank even at slow run in the bathtub test for a minute or so. If this ship should run in the mid-summer,the 540 class motor and water tank might get warm or hot...
Anyhow,I think it's better to have it than not.I regard this system as this level.

Moreover,I added this water cooling to expect and simulate scale realism rather than actual effect to cool the motor as I had mentioned before.

Moreover,this small ship is a bit large for a motor,an ESC, a receiver,a steering servo,a battery to look lonely in the hull.
And she therefore has still a lot of buoyancy for which I have to load more gears to get an adequate water line not by lead ballast,but by some meaningful gears to get them actually work in the hull.

frogman3 · « **Reply #36 on:** November 15, 2021, 03:45:31 pm »

Quote from: Backerther on November 15, 2021, 01:21:38 pm

Hi Chris;
I did not know of your health conditions at all so far..I thought you must have been so busy with your Tiger build..
Please take a sufficient time to recover your good health for your Tiger.

Kiyoshi

HI [size=78%]Kiyoshi YES BEEN ILL all week with a sickness bug but im starving myself for the last two days to kill the bug but i now feel better so hopefully tomorrow i can have somthing to eat as jen says just a bit of dry toast so i see how i get on an hope soon will be able to get on back to my tiger build [/size]
[size=78%]thank you for your concern over my health Sir an we both hope you an your family are well [/size]
[size=78%]chris an jen [/size]

Backerther · « **Reply #37 on:** November 18, 2021, 01:23:27 pm »

Hi Chris;
Thank you so much for your concern over our health, me and my wife.

Hi all;
A little progress was done on haws pipes,though not yet finished.

frogman3 · « **Reply #38 on:** November 18, 2021, 07:31:25 pm »

HI Kiyoshi those hawser pies for the ankors look great you are really getting into the build well done
[/size]chris

Backerther · « **Reply #39 on:** November 19, 2021, 05:11:37 am »

Hi Chris;

Yes,it's really easy to build a plastic model ship unlike scratch-build model ships and authentic wood model ships posted on here.

Mine goes comparatively smooth to proceed to the next step to build as you know.

I wish to sail this corvette in coming spring,April...on a calm water...like this tugboat on the water.

Hi all;
Two hawse pipes are nearly complete before fixing and painting.

frogman3 · « **Reply #40 on:** November 19, 2021, 06:13:41 am »

Hello Kiyoshi yes ive built plastic model ships the main one bein the lyndberg blue devil destestroyer at about a meter long a an that sailed ok an im impressed with you ALANTIC ship on how she sails looks very realistic an that a very good pic of you in the water with your boat

i would never try that as id proberly fall in lol
keep the pics comin an im makin a start today back on my tiger an hope to show some pics soon but what ive got too make is a unit that feeds 5 things by eletric with a servo fitted in an ive got to make two of them so quite difficult pic below its the thing with the red disk an i call it a cam swich that works 5 imtems from my R/C on a knob controll on my R/C as i have 2 of these on my T/X
https://ibb.co/8shC7vx
chris

warspite · « **Reply #41 on:** November 19, 2021, 09:55:20 am »

Even with the top of my corvette being 'LOOSE', she handled waves similar to the screen shots from the cruel sea, although not at the same speed - a lot quicker as the wind whipped the lake up with white horses atop of the waves. Being light she rode the waves rather than crashing through them. So you should not have any concerns about her being able to take a bit of wave, she will be quite capable.

Picture of HMS Coreopsis[/font][/color][/size] that was used in the film

Backerther · « **Reply #42 on:** November 19, 2021, 10:12:09 am »

Hi Chris;
Your cam switch is interesting and did a good job.!!
I suppose it must have been so difficult to make the sensitive shape of cam as well as to set it against 5 micro switches.

It is well contrived and your craftsmanship is stunning !!

The following pics are my 3 way switch with 2 micro switches installed in 1/24 Japan Army Type 90 tank.
Micro servo works right switch on ,both switches on,left switch on.

Backerther · « **Reply #43 on:** November 19, 2021, 10:31:20 am »

Hi warspite;

Thank you so much for your pic with so dynamic scene as well as encouragement.!
I like this kind of scenes and I sometimes encounter such fierce waves on my local lake when boating regardless of my expectations...

She is not a water jumper nor fond of jumping and striking into the water,needless to say.!!

Splashed and drenched and splashed and drenched.....Though actually no water in the cabin except some water drops as she is a cabin cruiser not a runabout.

frogman3 · « **Reply #44 on:** November 19, 2021, 04:28:24 pm »

HI [/size]Kiyoshi THANKS FOR YOUR KIND COMMENTS ON MY CAM SWITCH AN YOUR BOAT HERE IS NEAR FLYIN OUT OF THE WATER WOW IT MUST BE MOKEIN THE KNOTS AN LOOKS GREAT VERY WELL DONE [/font]CHRIS [/font]

warspite · « **Reply #45 on:** November 19, 2021, 07:21:13 pm »

Quote from: Backerther on November 19, 2021, 10:31:20 am

Hi warspite;

Thank you so much for your pic with so dynamic scene as well as encouragement.!
I like this kind of scenes and I sometimes encounter such fierce waves on my local lake when boating regardless of my expectations...

She is not a water jumper nor fond of jumping and striking into the water,needless to say.!!
Splashed and drenched and splashed and drenched.....Though actually no water in the cabin except some water drops as she is a cabin cruiser not a runabout.

So the flower class corvette will handle that and heavier waves, as she will be slower as well, she is not a race horse by any means

Backerther · « **Reply #46 on:** November 20, 2021, 07:11:22 am »

Hi warspite;

Yes,I'm intending to sail this Snowberry with a scale like speed to simulate the full scale one on a calm water if possible, as seen in the following video of a tugboat. Otherwise,this Snowberry will be suitable to sail on a rather rough water like in the Atlantic Ocean in the winter..???

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4gSfeFL-ds

Backerther · « **Reply #47 on:** November 21, 2021, 08:09:28 am »

Hi all;
A little progress for today is to apply water resistant seals around the deck.
I used a buffer rubber for a sliding door which I found DIY shop at the cost of ￥54/m,and got it at 1m.

This corvette is rather high water line so that I think it necessary to prudently seal the edge around the deck as much as possible.
To make the matter worse,our local lake is windy that causes a rough surface frequently throughout a year...

"It is or must be better to have it than not."is my style.
1;54yen/m buffer rubber for a sliding door.
2;Cut it into two by which 2m seal rubbers could be available.The section is D shape with a sticky tape.!!

3/4;Fore hull
5;After hull
6/7;All around the hull done!
8;I do want our boating lake to be like this water surface whenever I sail a scale war ship model

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frogman3 · « **Reply #48 on:** November 21, 2021, 10:01:56 am »

HI Kiyoshi LOOKS GOOD dont think you will get any leaks from the seals you have fitted well done
[/size]an hope you are well Sir
[/size]chris

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #49 on:** November 21, 2021, 05:02:41 pm »

Have you used this type of deck seal before Backerther ?

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